Morgan Stanley
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Closing Price on November 29, 2024
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John Thain of Merrill Lynch (MER) and John Mack of Morgan Stanley (MS) looked like men in hostage video tapes with guns held to their heads as they were forced to forgo their 2008 bonuses. It made...
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According to Reuters, The Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11. Reuters reports that Congress and The White House are close to a bill that would give Detroit modest loans. Reuters reports that Fannie...
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The board of Merrill Lynch (MER) is fighting with CEO John Thain over whether he should get a bonus. The board will probably win. It is the board. And, since Merrill has been sold to Bank of America...
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According to Reuters, a bailout of US car companies gained support in Congress as GM (GM) and Chrysler said they needed money immediately to stay in business. Reuters reports that Merrill will cut...
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24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week. The CEOs are chosen on the basis of their company’s...
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Most industries get to spread out their bad news. The current exceptions appear to be the automotive and banking sectors.Some days they can be hit from three or four sides. An impression that the...
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According to Reuters, US car sales are expected to be down sharply for November. Reuters reports that the global recession is hurting Asian factories. Reuters reports that the GM (GM) board is...
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According to Reuters, Paulson has turned his back on giving insurance companies part of the bailout Reuters reports that Rio Tinto (RTP) is faced with selling assets, Reuters reports that the head of...
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In a home run for troubled credit markets, Goldman Sachs (GS) raised $5 billion with backing from the FDIC. It is likely that a number of other US financial firms will follow quickly, The terms for...
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It was just this last summer that the heads of Merrill Lynch (MER), Lehman, and Morgan Stanley (MS) said the financial crisis had peaked and its energy was dissipating. It would be hard to find a...
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The Paulson/Bernanke bailout is now spreading across the financial system like a prairie fire in a stiff wind. AIG (AIG) got one deal. A number of banks got a piece of another deal, the $700 billion...
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There had been speculation for almost a week that the government has been trying to broker a marriage between Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C). Goldman has apparently been cool toward taking on...
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According to Reuters, Japan will supply money to the IMF. Reuters reports that Citigroup (C) is looking at buying Chevy Chase Bank. Reuters reports that the US may need to insure wholesale deposits....
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Rumors that Goldman Sachs (GS) will have to raise more money have helped push its stock from $123 less than a month ago to $71 yesterday. Wall St. wants to believe that the money which the venerable...
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Short sellers are still betting that financial shares will fall but they have boldly moved into shares of companies which are considered healthy, those with both good balance sheets and relatively...
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